barium carbonate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barium carbonate¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Video-rate imaging revealed barium carbonate nanoparticles diffusing through a porous matrix containing copper and yttrium oxides to subsequently act as catalytic sites for the outgrowth of YBaCuO5 nanowires on reaching the surface.

From Science Magazine

Scientists from Harvard University have sculpted stunning floral arrangements at the nano and microscopic scale from the minerals silica and barium carbonate.

From The Guardian

Crystalline 'flower' grown on the nanoscale from the minerals silica and barium carbonate.

From The Guardian

Barium carbonate 3 7.2 0028 .16 By means of this machine it is possible to obtain very valuable information concerning the effect of age upon a paint as influencing its strength and elasticity.

From Project Gutenberg

The gallium salts are precipitated by alkaline carbonates and by barium carbonate, but not by sulphuretted hydrogen unless in acetic acid solution.

From Project Gutenberg